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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What party nominates Moses as its governor?

2. What is the name of the ferry that travels from Astoria to 92nd Street?

3. Where does Mary work while in New York?

4. Who fights Moses for control of the park?

5. What British University does Moses attend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Moses do with his budget of $4.5 million?

2. Why is the Seaburg investigation called the Goo Goos?

3. How is Moses' lust for power beginning to work against him in Part 5, Chapter 28?

4. How has Moses' ideas about power changed in Part 5, Chapter 25?

5. Why is Moses' campaign to run for governor unsuccessful?

6. Why can Roosevelt not discharge Moses?

7. How does the Depression affect New York City?

8. How does Moses use the Tribrough Act to benefit himself?

9. How does Moses get revenge on La Guardia and Roosevelt following his defeat over the tunnel project in Brooklyn?

10. How do Le Guardia and Roosevelt outsmart Moses in Part 6, Chapter 29?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Caro's writing style. How would you describe her prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? Does she use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Caro's style give to his story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the different opinions of Moses in relation to the following groups:

1) Democrats

2) Republicans

3) The poor

4) The rich

Essay Topic 3

What was Moses' reaction to the Power Broker book? How different is Moses' 1969 autobiography to Power Broker?

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